# CVE-2022-0770: Translate WordPress with GTranslate < 2.9.9 - CSRF to Account Takeover

> An attacker can steal admin cookies via CSRF and debug file exposure to take over accounts in the GTranslate WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pgcx-vfvx-q6c9

## What is CVE-2022-0770?

CVE-2022-0770 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Translate WordPress with GTranslate, published on 28 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Translate WordPress with GTranslate WordPress plugin before 2.9.9 does not have CSRF check in some files, and write debug data such as user's cookies in a publicly accessible file if a specific parameter is used when requesting them. Combining those two issues, an attacker could gain access to a logged in admin cookies by making them open a malicious link or page

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0770?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gtranslate Translate Wordpress With Gtranslate.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0770?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0770 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Translate WordPress with GTranslate

- [CVE-2020-11930](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11930/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-4502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4502/): Translate WordPress with GTranslate < 3.0.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2021-25103](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25103/): GTranslate < 2.9.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0770 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0770 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Translate WordPress with GTranslate, published on 28 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Translate WordPress with GTranslate. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0770/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0770/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0770
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0770
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0770

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0770/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.